Q FOR ANYONE WITH BABY WITH SILENT REFLUX AND GAVISCON..

[mad4mybaby]

ds1 had awful reflux, various medications et etc. ds2 nearly 3 weeks old i think may have silent reflux but dont have any experience on 'silent' so would appreciate some advice?

He is windy but it gets stuck. When he is asleep he is very unsettled. When your holding him say on your shoulder and he is asleep and feels settled, put him down to sleep and will then writh around waking and then falling asleep then waking again. I always thought this was wind but am now thinking silent reflux. He gets hiccups loads and hates being laid down after a feed (despite trying to prop him up) He has also had a very stuffy nose which was put down to mucus as a newborn however this is awful when he is laying down and no amount of drops or inhalent stuff changes it. He was put on nutramigen last week and seems he has dairy intolerance (ds1 allergic)

its really getting me down as you cant get any sleep at night as he so unsettled. im seeing doc later and thinking of asking for gaviscon (this did nothing for ds1) just wondering what are the chances of it being reflux and would the gaviscon work?

TIA

ok so off gaviscon now. ds been screaming badly and he wasnt b4.rang doc to ask what next and she said take off gaviscon as that was prob doing it. shes done referal but that isnt for 3 weeks. trying to find someone to see private

Oh dear. What a nightmare.....Trying to think of something for you to try until appointment.
Gp obviously gave you appointment details, can you phone the consultant directly and get the appointment moved up a bit? I found our paedeotrician (sp?) so much more helpful. He was fantastic and said to me at first meeting "I'm not really interested in why the doctor referred you, I want to hear from you what you think is wrong" So I told him what I thought and he said "That's what is wrong then. I don't think ytour doctor is trusting your mother instincts as much as he should. Lets try changing to a treatment formaula and if that desn't work, we'll just try something else".
He wasn't an old man either, probably early-mid 40s, but you might find that whoever you've been referred to sees this stuff more often and can be more helpful.

I can never help thinking General Practioneer meaning I know a little about a lot but..........
(never had good luck with gps)

iv managed get private appt mon pm. dont know how ill cope till even then. im so tired and he gets worse daily

You'll cope because you have to. At least there's a light at the end of the tunnel now. At least yu're moving forward with getting it sorted.
Is there anyone that can give you a break over the weekend?

dh will be here then thankfully.